Definition of "subclass" at Define.com Dictionary and Thesaurus

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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

subclass

noun: (biology) a taxonomic category below a class and above an order

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:

Subclass \Sub"class'\, noun One of the natural groups, more important than an order, into which some classes are divided; as, the angiospermous subclass of exogens.

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

24 Moby Thesaurus words for "subclass": biotype, branch, class, family, genotype, genus, kingdom, order, phylum, section, series, species, subfamily, subgenus, subkingdom, suborder, subspecies, subtribe, superclass, superfamily, superorder, superspecies, tribe, variety

From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (27 SEP 03) [foldoc]:

subclass {derived class}